Police: Burglary suspects spotted carrying safe

DURYEA -- Two people accused of burglarizing a McAlpine Street residence were nabbed after a neighbor spotted them carrying a safe and other loot along nearby railroad tracks, borough police said.

Kevin Peterson, 28, and Dawn Gutowski, 27, no address listed, were charged Friday with burglary, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, conspiracy and other offenses, according to a police press release.While officers were investigating the burglary, which was reported Friday around 6:30 a.m., an alert resident notified police of two suspicious individuals on the tracks in the area of Boylan Drive with a safe and other items, police said.

Police said Gutowski is a relative of the burglary victim.

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